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IZIE GUARDIAN. (JHARl.()'l"Ili'l'()WN

JUNE 3. 1950

WEEUDGET .0. OUR SATURDAY SUBSCRIBE-R?

MONDAY

CONFIRMATION CONFEBRED - His Excellency Bishop Jamca Boyle conferred the sacrament of Confirmation on 110 children at the Church of the Most Holy Re- deemer yesterday afternoon. Fol- lowing the ceremony Bishop Boyle celebrated Benediction of the Bless- Id Sacrament assisted by very Rev E. Baldwin. C.Ss. R. as deacon and Rev. J. MacGillivray. C. Ss. R. as sub-deacon. Rev P.J. Hennessey. G.Ss. R. was master of ceremoni-.-a

'GENEBOUS DONATION. - An early morning visitor to the Pro- vincial Red Cross Headquarters was a Junior Red Cross member from Millview School. The mem- bers of his Branch had a special :ollection at their meeting Friday Imounting to 57.40 fnr Red Cross Emergency Relief in Manitoba. This will be forwarded to Nation- ll Red Cross Headquarters inTci'- onto to go towards thc heavy ex- penditures the Society is under in connection with the Winnipeg floods where thousands are being Ipent every day on emergney housing. feeding. clothing. etc.

A Charlottetown man, John Strain. was found dead in his room at a boarding house on Sydney Street about 4 oiclock yesterday a!- ternoon. Cause ,of death has not been determined but it was thought due to natural ca.uses.

The body was discovered by City Police after the landlady reported that the deceased had not been seen during the day and that ivs room door was iocked. He was last seen at 10 o'clock Saturday night

Coroner Dr. J.D. Macciuigan was notified and it will be decided today whether or not an inquest will be held.

DIES IN WINNIPEG. - Mrs. Ida Josephine MacLeod. 70. widow of Alexander MacLeod of 658 Strath- eons street. Winnipeg. died Thurs- day at her home. Born in Belfast. P.E.I., in 1879. Mrs. MacLeod came west in 1912. She lived in I-lartney. Boissevain. Emerson and Crystal City. prior to coming to Winnipeg in 1933. Her husband died in 1938. Surviving are five sons. Blair and Melvin of Winnipeg, Burton of Dartmouth. N. S.. Douglas of Cal- gary and Dixon of Melville, Sask.; I sister. Harriet of Boston; and three granddaughters. The funeral Iervice was held at 2.45 P. M. Sat- urday, May 20th. in the A.B. Gard- lner funeral home. following which the body was taken to Bois- aevaln for burial in the family plot where Rev. F. Mitchell officiated It the graveside ceremony. in I041 Mrs. M3CLGOd spent her vac- ation on the Island among her many relatives and friends.

Prince of Wales College was cor- dially welcomed as a new mem- ber and given full recognition at the annual sessions of the Mari- time Unlversities' Council held on the Mount Allison Campus, Sack- ville last Friday and Saturday. lome 40 members were present from Acadia. Dalhousie. U. N. 3.. Mount Allison Universities and Nova Scotla Technical College and Prince of Wales College.

Problems common to Maritime Universities were under discussion. These included teaching methods. the combining of liberal and tech- nical education. the status of re- search in universities of the Mari- time Provinces. the response of the unlversity and adult. education. and the teaching of Political Science lfl the Maritime Universities.

Representing Prince of Wales College at the conference were Dr. Frank MacKinnon and Professor

Gordon Bennett. Dr. Marl-(lnnnii led the discussion on the role of Political Science in the Maritlmt-s.

Extremely fine wcather. excel- lent scores. and in many cases overdoses of sunburn. were the order of the we:-k-end for mom- bers of the P. E. l. Rcgi. (17th Reece) at Squaw Point Rifle

Range.

Approximatcly l00 men of all ranks took pat” in the firinx PX- ercises conducisd Saturday and Sunday. gathering from all over

, the Province for the most enthusi-

astic exercises in ycars.

A feature of the work-end meet was the Divine Service held on the range by the Regiment-.'s Padres. Major George McDonald E. D. Ashford. M. B. E, Special practices were conduct- gd by Capt. V. L. McDonald. M.C.. on the P.IA.T.. Capt. L. G. Mc- Nevin on the Step Machine Car- bine, Capt E. R. Burke on rifle and light machine gun. Capt. R. J. Mellon ol the mortar. and'Lt. G. D. Mcliae on the Browning. Major Monkley. assisted by Capt. I. G. McLeod. M.C.. was in charge of administration.

Prize winners were as follows:

You must Inn Iunrance.

LOUR NE

”A" Sqdn.. SQMS Weatherbie A. and Tpr. McDonald. A. L. "B" Sqdn.. Cpl. McKenzie and Tpr. Hartle. "C" Sqdn. Sgt. Dixon and Tpr. Ferguson.

A four months-old child. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Grant. Mar- tlnvale. died as result of a fire which destroyed the home and all outbuildings Saturday afternoon.

The child was resting in the kit- chen where the fire broke out. ap- parently from an overheated stove. The mother had lust left the house to do some work outside. Looking back she saw flames coming from the kitchen. Attempting a rescue she was driven back by smoke and tlames.

A neighbour. Elmer Grant, on hearing screams raced across sev- eral fields to the scene of the fire and after several attempts suc- ceeded in bringing out the then lifeless body of the child.

At the time of the fire the fa- ther was away fencing and was unaware of the tragedy.

The fire occurred about four o'clock. The two-storey house, a barn and two outbuildings were de- stroyed. it represented 12 years work of Mr. and Mrs. Grant in es- tablishing a home in the district. There are three other children in the family. two girls and a boy.

It was not known if the buildings were insured.

Martinvale is about north of Montague,

l2 miles

Rev. James Kelly of Charlotte- town was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at St. Dunstan's Bu- slllca yesterday morning by His Excellency Most Rev. James Boyle. The ordination ceremonies were held at the eleven o'clock Mass.

Father Kelly was assisted throughout the ceremony by Rev Owen Sharkey of St. Dunstan's University. Bishop Boyle offered Mass assisted by Rev. Richard Ellsworth and Rev. George Mic- Donald of St. Dunstsn's. Rev. Wil- fred McCardle was master of cere- monies.

His Excellency preached the or- dination sermon. He spoke on the dignity. duties and obligation of the priesthood. He also extendcd congratulations to Father Kelly and his family.

Present in the sanctuary were Very Rev. R. V. MacKenzie. Rev.

J. A. Sullivan. Rev. M. Francis. Rev. W. MacGulgan. Rev. Dr. J. P. E. O'Hanley. Rev. B. Gillls.

Rev. A. L. 1-lerrell, and Rev. P F. MacDonald.

Rev. Brother Robert Kell,-.-. O.M.I.. brother of the newly or- dained was also present in the sanctuary. He is preparing for the priesthood at Holy Rosary Schol- astlcate, Ottawa.

TUESDAY

Hon. Joseph A. Bernard was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of this Province on May 30. 1945. and today completes five years in that office. It is anticipated on his retirement he will he succeeded by Hon. T. W. L. Prowse. former member for Charlottetown in the Provincial Legislature. i

Both the Liberal and Conserva- tive Parties are in search of lead- ers at the present time. In the case of the Liberals the choice seems to be bet 'een Hon. A. W. Mathcson. Hon. alter Darby. K C.. Hon. Eugene Cullen and Hon. Fred A. Large. So far as the Conservative Party is concerned. the names most prominently men- tioned are Mr. D. L. Mathieson. K.C.. M.L.A.. Mr. R. R. Bell. K. C.. M.L.A. Mr. Heath Strong. K. C.. Col. Ernest Strong, KC, and Mr. Walter R. Shaw. who at pre-

sent is in Europe. Nothing de- finite is known regarding the plan of campaign for the ap-

pointment of the leaders but it is understood as far as the Con- servatives are concerned every- thing will be in readiness by the 27th inst. when the Provincial Conservative Association meeting takes place.

Seven British Agricultural Scien- tists will pay a three day visit to this Province from July 9 to July ll this year as ore phase of a two months Canadian lOLl' spons- ored hy the Canadian Goternment and Dominion Department of Agriculture.

Hon. C. C. Baker. Minis er of Agriculture is honorary chairman of the committee formed by Mr. R. C. Parent, Superintendent of the Ex:er'mental Farm to en- tertain the visltcrs. Committee members are Messrs. Parent. Stewart wright. Richard Hurst. S. C. Peppln, H. W. Oil! and FCC

Nash of Charlottetown. Lorrie .VlacFar!ane of Svmmerslde and Austin Scales of Freetown.

The British scientists are re-

tumlng a visit made by 10 Cana-

. . . You can't run away

from the damage that may follow an aoclden't on your pnpertyf let. you can have liability insurance and loathe easily. knowing you are financially protected.

Wiqrca J9oumDimuad

MIVIVQI Pf. IXKIC T

dlan scientists to Britain la;t year

sir William 033. Director of

ion; Dr. D. P. cuthbertson. ector of the Rowett Researzh stitute. Aberdeen; Professor W Ellison, banclry, University Colle e o Wales. Aberystwyth, Mr. J.

Anderson, Regional Dt.ecl.or. Elsi ern Division, National Agrlcultur al Advisory Service, Cambridge.

, WEDNESDAY

Dir

Peters, a former Premier of

a large group of friends who

a long absence.

war time air aces, Wing Com mander George Keefer.

D.F.C.. and Squadron-Leader Char lea Tralnor. D.S.O.. and D.F.C were among the noted airmen a an "Old Commanding Officers Din ner" in Windsor Hotel. Montren last week. The dinner was teuil ered by the number 401 City :2 Westmount. Fighter honor of former Commanding Offi cers of the air unit. Marshall 0

day night. May 29th. Colonel Hadden was

New York. Among his many terests was a tobacco farm "Spring Bank

Kingstree. South Carolina.

terest in fishing. son. Douglas. living in Norwilk

Connecticut and a daughter. Mrs Sanderson. in Darlen. Conn.

At that time the Canadian agrl- 1 the year.

we 1 ccssful. Rothamstead Experimental stai- l mink

In-

Professor of Crop Hus-

a.re . m”d' m 5” him back Wm" 5”" wick had reconsidered its stand of

AT OFFICERS DINNER- Two h - pl well known Prince Edward 1Sl5Jll'Jlll 8 lmdcm

Squadron iii

the Royal Air Force Lord Doug-

lottetown, died in New York Mon-

born and lived a greater part of his life In in-

Plantatlon" in His summer home for the past fifteen years has been on Prince Edward Island where he took a keen in-

Colonel Hndden is survived by a

Associations activities throughout and particularly the

cultursllsts were enteztalned by holding of the live fox and mink the British Government. ishow at Charlottetown last No- Visiting scientists will inciudezlvemben to have been quite suc-

Some 324 foxes and 123 were exhibited and the qual- , l ity of both classes of fur bearing ianimals was considered good by llhe judges. George A. Callbeck for Ifoxes and George H. Mayers of tiNew York for the mink.

y The financial report showed that Ltexpenditure of 33.272 had been yimade in staging the shows and

-. taking care of other expenses. The

.rcceipts were somewhat less. the idef:cit being made up from re- Iserve account. Both the above

IIOMEON HOLIDAY-Mr. Jiunesircports were adopted unanimous- Peter: a son of this province who -ly. , is now residing in San F1'ancisco.! arrived in the City last evening on a brief visit to his sisters Mrs. vic- tor Saunders and Mrs. J. 5. Pat- on. He is a son of the late Arthur this province. and was closely associat- ed with athletics here in the days ,, g , , before he moved to California. He ,:;;l.”Ce5 at”? ?r'l”emF'"”"" Mmm” is receiving a warm welcome fromi mm” " d 8

f OTTAWA. May 30 -(Special) - at spur of the Trans-Canada high- way will run from the New Bruns- wick-Ncra Scotia border near Am- herst, N. S. to Cape Tormentlne to link up with the National high- ltvay in Prince Edward Island. Re-

House of Com- lmons today.

Anriouncuig that New Bruns- a month ago and decided to sign an agreement. for the highway with Government. Mr Winters iiniiouiiccd the route. It

i will begin near Edmuiidstorr on

Dis'()" the New B.unswick-Quebec border

' and follow the St. John River to ' Grand Falls. Woodstock and l Frcdcrictrin Thence the highway i will swing: cast to E sex. Mcncton ' and Sackvillc. ending in short dist- ! ance north of Amherst. signing the trans-Canada ' agreement. New Brunswick became f the second of the Maritime Prov- ini-es in do so. Prince Edward Is- laiicl having agrrcd to the agree-

las of Kirtleside. G.C.B., K.C.B. . C3" MIC” D-RC” was gum. ment at the first conference last speak". month in Ottawa. New Bruns- wick Highways Minister W. S. Comm! Hy Sp madden. A we” Anderson was doubtful at the con- kmwn summer visual. '0 Chan ference if his Province was ready

to meet the financial obligations embodied in the agreement. It has now been decided that the bene- fits outweigh the financial burden as far as New Brunswick is con- cerned.

Mr. Winter's departameirt has re- ceived no definite word as yet as to whether Nova Scotia will sign up for the Trans-Canada Highway this summer Quebec still holds aloof from the agreement. but her roads from New Biunswlok to . Ontario for the most part measure up to and in some cases are far above Trans-Canada specifications.

Twelve applications for building permits in suburban Charlottetown have been received during the past couple of weeks. it has been learned from Hon Eugene Cullen. Minister of Industry and Natural Resources.

Eleven of these applications were for building houses and the other was for the erection of a garage There were no applications for either of the industrial zones. three and six.

Eight. of the applications have al- ready been granted and the other four are under consideration Two permits have been granted for zone two and single per.-nits have been granted for zones one. four. five. seven. eleven and twelve. The applications under consider- ation are for two permits in zone four. and one each in zones two and seven.

The funeral of the late Jf1fl'll.S Coady of Ottawa. whose remains arrived at North Wiltshlre. May 29, was held yesterday morning from the home of his brother. Walter of Emyvale to St. Annis Church. Lot 65.

Requiem High Mass was cele- brated by the pastor. Rev. Georac Mccormack assisted by Rev. .1. A. Sullivan alt Deacon and R-v.

Louis Callaghan. sub-deacon. Rev. Vincent Murnnghan was master of ceremonies.

The following priests Were orn- seni in the sanctuary: Rt. Rev. R V. MiicKen1.le. Rev. George Mac- Donald. Rev. J. P. E. 0'Han'.e.i. Rev. Wilfred Keefe and Rev. F. l.

Cass.

The pail-hearers were Danie-I McGinn. William Griffin. William Coady. Joseph Trnlnor. William

H!-nnessey and Dominic MacDon- aid.

The West Kent School Cadet Corps held their annual inspection at Victoria Park yesterday after- noon and presented a demonstra- tion of military marching and (.2; ercises that was termed "very smart" by inspecting officer Brig- adler W. W. Reid. D.S.0., E.D.

Col. Donald Buell, D.S.O..J)lr- ector of Cadet Training for Can- ada after viewing the cadets stab ed they compared favourably with other cadet corps throughoui ch!- Domlnlon. Brigadier Reid stated they marched well and the whole Inspection was a credit to the corps and. instructors.

The inspection commenced at 4 p.m. with a ceremonial drill fol- lowed by general salute. inspec- tion. march past in close column of platoons and march past in close column of route. t

Commanding Officer of the corps wait Cadet Major Arthur King with Captain Gerald Burlzc. second in command. Lleut. Brian Chandler was First Platoon com- mander and Platoon Sergeant was Ian Cameron.

The Second Platoon was under the command of Lieutenant Ruh- ert Hambly and Platoon Sergeant was David Clark. Company Scr- geant Major wag Tom Scantlebury and Quarter Master Sergeant was Robert Hutcheron.

The annual meeting of the Prince Edward llland Fur Breed- era' Association was held yester- day afternoon at Birch Court. lxperlmental Farm. There was a good attendance of fox and mink ianchers.

In the absence of the President. Andred Jardlne of Freetown. Gor- don MacMlllan. vice-president. of Cornwall. presided and -Stewart Wright acted as secretary in the

absence of Walter R. Shaw. The annual report showed the

Hence with the New Brunswick agreement signed, Prince Edward Island is assured within the next few years of excellent highway connection: tn and from the eight Provinces ta the west. Newfound- land is expected to sign the agree- ment as soon as a few financial stiimbling-blot-ks are rrmoved.

THURSDAY

NAVAL CIIAPLAIN POSTED- Rcv. Father Louis Dougan left ycslerday for the West Coast where he has been appointed Chaplain at the naval base of Esquimalt. Later in the summer he will serve as Chaplain at a Sea Cadet Camp near Montreal.

KING'S BIRTHDAY AT POST OFFICE - Monday. June 5th will be observed as the King's Birth- day. a statutory holiday. and the scrvlce to be given in Staff Post Offices and by Letter Carrier staffs in other Post Offices will be as follows: - Letter Carrier Deliv- cry-Mornlng delivery only; wicket Service a wickets will be open from 8 A. M. to noon only: Public lobby -- Lobblcs are to be kept. open until 6 P. M.: Special deliv- ery - As usual; Receipt and des- patch of mails .- As usual. .

Spring Park and Parkdale schools. The.-;e presentations were made by Mr. S. T. Green assisted by Rev. T. H. B. Somers and Rev. J. T. Ibbot.

jg l

The Charlottetown Little Theatre Guild's presentation of "Sunday Costs Five Pesos”. under the direc- tion of Mrs. J. P. Mlllar. was awarded the Smallman Trophy fur the heat production in the Provin- cial Festival. which concluded last evening.

Award for the best actress in the Festival was presented to Gwynneth Patterson as Salome in the "Five Pesos" cast. and the award for best actor in the Pen- tlval was given to Arthur Mac- Lean as Harry Holloway, in the St. Peter's A.Y.P.A. presentation of "Moon-Up".

Other winners of the Festival were as follows: Rural Seuinr Group. Hunter River Women": lu- stitutels "The Dear Depart:-ti". rnner up, "The Dummy". by Kin- kora Sodality. Rural junior was divided into two parts. one in ner was "Tom Sawyer Wh't-:-

led from nine of the eleven club!

in the other three Maritime Prov- inces. and approximately twenty- five are expected from the local club. Opening with a banquet to- morrow. the' convention will dia- cus many problems which con- front any progressive club from time to time. These subjects will include Boys' Work. Club Pro- grams, Displaced Persons. Money Raising Projects, and many others.

A. J. Haslam. Charlottetown. will be convention chairman. and spe- cial features have been arranged for the Y's Menettes who will at- tend. Highlight of the week-end will undoubtedly be the Conven- tion Dance at the "Y" tomorrow evening. Many Y's Men. both

who are unable to attend the com- plete convention. are expected to be on hand for this occasion. Main speaker of the convention will be Mr. Henry D. Grimes of the International Association of Y's Men's Clubs. Lawrencetown. Mass.

washes the Fence" by Clyde River School. and the other section being won by "The Pampered Darllng' by Kinkora Convent The citv group competition was awarded to tho Charlottetown Little Theatre

Guild. c Individual awards were pre- sented as follows: In the rural

senior class. best actress was Mar- gery Smith as Mrs. Slater in the can of "The Dear Departed". and best actor was Ralph Crockett as James Potter in "She Marrird Well". by the York players. in the junior class Elmer MacKin- non was awarded first place for acting. for his portrayal of Ben in the cast of "Tom Sawyer". and the award for best actress was pre- sented in Elaine Cash who play- ed Janet Gibbons in "The Pam- pered Darling". In lhe city group competition, awards were present- ed to Gwynneth Patterson and Arlliur MacLcan.

Each member of a winning cast. was presented with a pin which was attractively engraved with -'l picture of a stage. and the w0r'l- ing ”P.E.I. Drama". The Women's institute trophy was awarded to the cast of "The Dummy”. as run- ner-up in the rural senior group. and each director of a winning

?.

: DEBDOIS-At the Prince Edward Island Hospital on Monday. May 29th, 1950. to Mr. and Mrs. T. D. DeBlois. a son.

FINLEY-At the P. E. I. Hospital on Monday. May 29. 1950. to Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Finley. City, a daughter, Priscilla Doreen. room) - At the Prince Edwaifd island Hospital on Thursday. May 25th. 1950. to Mr. and Mrs. George Pound. a son. Lowell Al- bert. weight 8 pounds. DOYLE-At the Charlottetown Hospital on Wednesday. May 31st. to Mr. and Mrs. James Doyle. M- berry Plains. a son.

CAMERON - At the Western Hospital on Tuesday. May 30th. i950. to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cameron. a daughter. p YOUNKER - At the Municipal Hospital. Hanna. Alberta. on May 24th. 1950. to Mr. and Mrs Doug-

las Younker tOlga E. MacNevin of Bonshawl a son. Leon Hessell. MORRISON-At the Prince County

from the mainland and P. E. 1..

STOIDY-At

Lyman Stordy. a son. Keith. Weight 7 lbs. H6 ozs.